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Mongabay.com: Interesting: species domesticated by pre-Columbian peoples are five times as likely to be “hyperdominant” as non-domesticated species in the Amazon: https://news.mongabay.com/…/new-research-shows-role-ancien…/ [31691]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/03/new-research-shows-role-ancient-peoples-might-have-played-in-shaping-amazon-rainforest/

Mongabay.com: Disputes over land ownership by rural communities and the imposition of new environmental rules have forced investors to adjust their projections. https://news.mongabay.com/…/in-liberia-a-battered-palm-oil…/ [26488]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/in-liberia-a-battered-palm-oil-industry-adjusts-to-new-rules/

Mongabay.com: Wish her luck! Indian conservationist Purnima Devi Barman whom we featured recently is a finalist for the Whitley Fund for Nature award next week. An inspiring story of bringing back an endangered stork: https://news.mongabay.com/…/from-loathed-to-loved-villager…/ [25890]https://news.mongabay.com/2016/12/from-loathed-to-loved-villagers-rally-to-save-greater-adjutant-stork/

WWF Big Cats: Wow! Incredibly rare cat spotted well outside of its known distribution range. The chestnut-coloured cat, called the Bornean cat, is found only in Borneo and is one of the least known wild cats in the world. It is currently listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. [5449]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/extremely-rare-bay-cat-filmed-in-borneo/

Mongabay.com: [1 year ago] The benefits of protecting species may not be immediately evident, but the countless ecosystem services many animals and ecosystems provide make wildlife conservation worth the time and money. https://news.mongabay.com/…/why-should-i-care-about-endang…/ [3806]https://news.mongabay.com/2016/01/why-should-i-care-about-endangered-species/

Mongabay.com: In 2015, more land defenders were killed in Brazil than any other country put together, according to watchdog organization Global Witness. https://news.mongabay.com/…/amid-life-and-death-risks-braz…/ [2844]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/amid-life-and-death-risks-brazils-land-defenders-stand-firm/

Greenpeace International: Over the last 12,000 years we cleared 46% of the planet’s trees. Enough Already! https://grnpc.org/Ig2NQ [2339]https://news.mongabay.com/2015/09/how-many-trees-are-cut-down-every-year/

Mongabay.com: Today there are only 46 giraffes left in Garamba National Park, in Northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a nearly 2,000 square-mile area. https://news.mongabay.com/…/drcs-garamba-national-park-the…/ [2131]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/drcs-garamba-national-park-the-last-giraffes-of-the-congo/

Mongabay.com: After coming under public scrutiny, Central Kalimantan Governor Sugianto Sabran halted the construction of a railroad being built to transport coal through forested areas of the province. https://news.mongabay.com/…/governor-halts-work-coal-railw…/ [2104]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/governor-halts-work-coal-railway-being-built-without-permits-in-indonesian-borneo/

Mongabay.com: After several weeks of silence, the Vietnamese government announced that is working to begin an investigation into allegations of widespread illegal logging in Cambodia directed by Vietnamese companies and provincial government officials. https://news.mongabay.com/…/vietnam-pledges-to-investigate…/ [1856]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/vietnam-pledges-to-investigate-massive-illegal-logging-violations-as-international-pressure-grows/

Mongabay.com: Following a rush of corporate investment in the 1960s, agroindustry company NDC-Guthrie set up camp on the Philippine island of Mindanao. The company hired a private security force dubbed the “Lost Command” to protect its oil palm plantations. https://news.mongabay.com/…/killed-forced-afraid-philippin…/ [1773]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/killed-forced-afraid-philippine-palm-oil-legacy-incites-new-fears/

Mongabay.com: This year on Endangered Species Day we are sharing 10 good news stories about endangered species we’ve reported on so far in 2017. https://news.mongabay.com/…/ten-good-news-stories-for-enda…/ [1755]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/ten-good-news-stories-for-endangered-species-day/

Mongabay.com: Palm oil giant Wilmar has been involved in a land conflict with the Kapa people of West Sumatra for years. https://news.mongabay.com/…/wilmar-appeals-rspo-ruling-tha…/ [1743]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/wilmar-appeals-rspo-ruling-that-it-grabbed-indigenous-lands-in-sumatra/

Mongabay.com: [3 years ago] Researchers found that deforestation may also lead to a heightened risk of human disease. https://news.mongabay.com/…/loss-of-wildlife-and-deforesta…/ [1713]https://news.mongabay.com/2014/05/loss-of-wildlife-and-deforestation-can-increase-human-disease/

Mongabay.com: The RSPO ordered Goodhope to freeze its operations in Indonesia earlier this month amid allegations of land grabbing and forest destruction. https://news.mongabay.com/…/pressure-builds-on-palm-oil-fi…/ [1711]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/pressure-builds-on-palm-oil-firm-goodhope-after-rspo-sanction/

Mongabay.com: Around 80 communities are involved in the Mangrove Association. They work to restore damaged areas, and have re-planted hundreds of acres of mangrove forest. https://news.mongabay.com/…/communities-band-together-to-p…/ [1639]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/communities-band-together-to-protect-el-salvadors-last-mangroves/

Mongabay.com: This company had been linked to various cases of environmental and human rights abuses ~ https://news.mongabay.com/…/palm-oil-firm-pledges-to-stop-…/ [1628]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/palm-oil-firm-pledges-to-stop-deforesting-after-rspo-freezes-its-operations-in-papua/

Mongabay.com: On Monday, the Nepalese government set fire to more than 4,000 items of confiscated wildlife parts in an attempt to demonstrate zero tolerance for the illegal wildlife trade. https://news.mongabay.com/…/nepal-burns-more-than-4000-con…/ [1481]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/nepal-burns-more-than-4000-confiscated-wildlife-parts/

Mongabay.com: Vietnam sources its rosewood largely from neighboring Southeast Asian countries, where stocks are dwindling and forests are threatened by development. https://news.mongabay.com/…/vietnamese-luxury-wooden-furni…/ [1332]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/01/vietnamese-luxury-wooden-furniture-makers-feel-pain-of-regulations-and-deforestation/

Mongabay.com: Deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest jumped 29 percent over last year. Deforestation from 2015-2016 reached the highest level since 2008. Relaxed environmental regulation, dry conditions, and Brazil’s economy may be factors in the rising rate of forest loss. https://news.mongabay.com/…/brazil-deforestation-in-the-am…/ [1173]https://news.mongabay.com/2016/11/brazil-deforestation-in-the-amazon-increased-29-over-last-year/

World Parrot Trust: Did you know that the Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis) is the rarest Macaw in the wild? Read about the efforts in Bolivia by the World Parrot Trust and partnering organizations to save this beautiful macaw from extinction. https://news.mongabay.com/…/field-notes-reinvigorating-wil…/ [1147]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/field-notes-reinvigorating-wild-parrot-populations-with-captive-birds/

Mongabay.com: This week China showed it could help lead the charge to rein in climate change ~ https://news.mongabay.com/…/china-flexes-its-new-climate-a…/ [1013]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/china-flexes-its-new-climate-action-muscles-in-bonn-trump-administration-blinks/

Mongabay.com: Dancing peacock spiders to a new beaked whale, we count down the top 20 new species discoveries for 2016. https://news.mongabay.com/…/photos-top-20-new-species-of-2…/ [1010]https://news.mongabay.com/2016/12/photos-top-20-new-species-of-2016/

Mongabay.com: The thylacine was declared extinct in 1936 but recent alleged sightings inspired a media frenzy leading to speculation that some might still be living in Australia ~ https://news.mongabay.com/…/thylacine-survey-are-we-going-…/ [945]https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/thylacine-survey-are-we-going-to-rediscover-the-moonlight-tiger/

Mongabay.com: In this second of the WildTech-Mongabay series on “What is that technology?” we examine radio telemetry. https://news.mongabay.com/wildtech/…/195695_radio-telemetry/ [785]https://news.mongabay.com/wildtech/2017/05/195695_radio-telemetry/

ziyatong: “Peru lost more than 1 million hectares of Amazon forest over a period of 15 years
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/peru-lost-more-than-1-million-hectares-of-amazon-forest-over-a-period-of-15-years/ …
[photo: EIA]pic.twitter.com/JlsJN9aeVh”https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/peru-lost-more-than-1-million-hectares-of-amazon-forest-over-a-period-of-15-years/ [52]

globalforests: #NowReading Who wants to go for holiday to see large clear-cuts? Slovakia turns against its national parks @mongabay https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/who-wants-to-go-for-holiday-to-see-large-clear-cuts-slovakia-turns-against-its-national-parks/ …pic.twitter.com/Tj5bJmwAeEhttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/who-wants-to-go-for-holiday-to-see-large-clear-cuts-slovakia-turns-against-its-national-parks/ [35]

WildAid: Ten good news stories for Endangered Species Day @mongabay http://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/ten-good-news-stories-for-endangered-species-day/ …pic.twitter.com/y33O9ENBRghttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/ten-good-news-stories-for-endangered-species-day/ [35]

SiniErajaa: “Burning wood: Can the EU see the forest for the trees? Great #EUbioenegy article by @mongabay @Rachel_Fritts
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/burning-wood-can-the-eu-see-the-forest-for-the-trees/ …”https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/burning-wood-can-the-eu-see-the-forest-for-the-trees/ [25]

gfc123: #Peru lost more than 1 million hectares of Amazon #forest over a period of 15 years http://bit.ly/2rvkL9S pic.twitter.com/yzD1Bks9ljhttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/peru-lost-more-than-1-million-hectares-of-amazon-forest-over-a-period-of-15-years/ [23]

EIAinvestigator: #Peru lost more than 1 million hectares of #Amazon #forest over a period of 15 years https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/peru-lost-more-than-1-million-hectares-of-amazon-forest-over-a-period-of-15-years/ … via @mongabayhttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/peru-lost-more-than-1-million-hectares-of-amazon-forest-over-a-period-of-15-years/ [22]

CECHR_UoD: “Slight bumps in protected areas could be a boon for #biodiversity
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/slight-bumps-in-protected-areas-could-be-a-boon-for-biodiversity/ …
5% increase could have big impactpic.twitter.com/CzNUu2KDkC”https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/slight-bumps-in-protected-areas-could-be-a-boon-for-biodiversity/ [19]

extinctsymbol: Study finds hundreds of thousands of tropical species at risk of extinction due to deforestation: https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/study-finds-hundreds-of-thousands-of-tropical-species-at-risk-of-extinction-due-to-deforestation/ …https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/study-finds-hundreds-of-thousands-of-tropical-species-at-risk-of-extinction-due-to-deforestation/ [19]

orangutans: Study finds hundreds of thousands of tropical species at risk of extinction due to deforestation http://bit.ly/2pkGkrY pic.twitter.com/x6hJL1bGc9https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/study-finds-hundreds-of-thousands-of-tropical-species-at-risk-of-extinction-due-to-deforestation/ [17]

EIAinvestigator: Burning wood: Can the #EU see the #forest for the trees? http://ht.ly/JM6930bLwiH #deforestation #energypic.twitter.com/mriHDOZCN3https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/burning-wood-can-the-eu-see-the-forest-for-the-trees/ [16]

louisa1000: “Human-wildlife conflict is decimating leopard numbers in one of their last African strongholds
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/human-wildlife-conflict-is-decimating-leopard-numbers-in-one-of-their-last-african-strongholds/ …”https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/human-wildlife-conflict-is-decimating-leopard-numbers-in-one-of-their-last-african-strongholds/ [16]

orangulandtrust: Study finds hundreds of thousands of tropical species at risk of extinction due to deforestation http://bit.ly/2pkGkrY pic.twitter.com/01o8adUHIrhttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/study-finds-hundreds-of-thousands-of-tropical-species-at-risk-of-extinction-due-to-deforestation/ [14]

AzzedineTDownes: Slight bumps in protected areas could be a boon for biodiversity http://crwd.fr/2raYTmf pic.twitter.com/PUV0Lj67kMhttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/slight-bumps-in-protected-areas-could-be-a-boon-for-biodiversity/ [13]

CECHR_UoD: “A fight to control chainsaws in Myanmar could turn the tide on illegal logging
https://www.eco-business.com/news/a-fight-to-control-chainsaws-in-myanmar-could-turn-the-tide-on-illegal-logging/ … #deforestationpic.twitter.com/gJn3K8mVwC”https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/a-fight-to-control-chainsaws-in-myanmar-could-turn-the-tide-on-illegal-logging/ [13]

smangubhai: Study finds hundreds of thousands of tropical species at risk of extinction due to deforestation https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/study-finds-hundreds-of-thousands-of-tropical-species-at-risk-of-extinction-due-to-deforestation/ … via @mongabayhttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/study-finds-hundreds-of-thousands-of-tropical-species-at-risk-of-extinction-due-to-deforestation/ [13]

natmoss: Human-#wildlife conflict is decimating #leopard numbers in one of their last African strongholds https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/human-wildlife-conflict-is-decimating-leopard-numbers-in-one-of-their-last-african-strongholds/ … via @mongabaypic.twitter.com/1N6DOtVJIWhttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/human-wildlife-conflict-is-decimating-leopard-numbers-in-one-of-their-last-african-strongholds/ [12]

ApeActionAfrica: Not out of the woods: Concerns remain with Nigerian superhighway http://buff.ly/2rIHlyF via @mongabaypic.twitter.com/sQ0QuxGpa9https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/not-out-of-the-woods-concerns-remain-with-nigerian-superhighway/ [11]

proforest: Study finds hundreds of thousands of tropical species at risk of extinction due to #deforestation http://buff.ly/2pXb5oj @mongabaypic.twitter.com/9GowmEvyqEhttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/study-finds-hundreds-of-thousands-of-tropical-species-at-risk-of-extinction-due-to-deforestation/ [11]

DianeN56: Protected species in Gulf of Mexico could take decades to recover from Deepwater Horizon oil spill http://bit.ly/2qWp9hG pic.twitter.com/v1eN0NRUNJhttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/protected-species-in-gulf-of-mexico-could-take-decades-to-recover-from-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill/ [10]

Dragofix: #Peru lost more than 1 million hectares of #Amazon #forest over a period of 15 years https://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/peru-lost-more-than-1-million-hectares-of-amazon-forest-over-a-period-of-15-years/ … #environment #deforestationhttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/peru-lost-more-than-1-million-hectares-of-amazon-forest-over-a-period-of-15-years/ [10]

EleRhinoMarch: Study finds hundreds of thousands of tropical species at risk of extinction due to deforestation http://nzzl.us/kJouloz via @nuzzelhttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/study-finds-hundreds-of-thousands-of-tropical-species-at-risk-of-extinction-due-to-deforestation/ [10]

orangulandtrust: Over the bridge: The battle for the future of the Kinabatangan http://bit.ly/2pi35gd #palmoil #orangutans #elephants #Sabahhttps://news.mongabay.com/2017/05/over-the-bridge-the-battle-for-the-future-of-the-kinabatangan/ [10]